To beep or not to beep

[Woodside]

Right
No luck on desperately seeking a horn...."now now nothing mucky here!"
So thought I'd pop the little fecker to bits ....nope?
Does any one know how the plastic cover is supposed to be removed it looks like it should spin off but it's on pretty firm....and I do t want to wreck it at first instant ....sounds lame but it would be nice to know as I'm sure it can be sorted somehow
Thanks in advance

Also to broaden the search were these fitted to any other model....surely they must have

[AshimotoK0]

Snaps off but may need softening a bit with hot air. removed two last week

I was going to disect one myself sometime, by de-crimping the outside. Need to put a big Jubilee clamp or better round the outside (like crimp rings on metal Honda gauges)

Cheers  .. ash

[Chris400F]

Also to broaden the search were these fitted to any other model....surely they must have

P/N from Parts List is 38100-369-004 for UK and some other countries.
Looks like this part was also fitted to the CB250/360 G5 models (CB360/360T in US), also CL360 and CL360K1.

[Woodside]

 Cheers
Just figured out the cl/cb360 models had them fitted and what looks like the same mounting bracket too.
There's a few in U.S. But all say not working for parts...
I shall warm it up tomorrow and try to pop cover off and see what's occurring ...you never know...

Unless hondaking steps in and flogs me his???

[AshimotoK0]

Pretty sure they can be fixed, its the de-crimp and recrimp that's tricky.

Yes pretty sure CB250/350 G5 unit is the same.

[Bryanj]

Remove the small adjusting screw and fill the thing up with WD then let it sit, shake it all about and remove as much WD as possible then refit the adjuster screw, connect to a battery and try adjusting--works about 50% of the time

[AshimotoK0]

Remove the small adjusting screw and fill the thing up with WD then let it sit, shake it all about and remove as much WD as possible then refit the adjuster screw, connect to a battery and try adjusting--works about 50% of the time

Good advice Bryan ... The only reason I considered stripping one it re-plate it in zinc. Always taken stuff to bits anyway since I was a nipper so one day I will dissect one and photo it. suppose I could dunk one briefly in boiling water and see where the bubbles come from and attempt to seal, then plate intact but always risk of ingress of plating electrolyte that way.

[Woodside]

Cheers Bryan wd tonight before anything to terminal

[JamesH]

This is going to sound like a bizarre fix, but I boiled my defective unit in water for 30 mins (with the locknut slackened) - remove and stick in the airing cupboard for a couple of days and hey presto worked like new. Got the tip from a guy on the us forum I think. Try the WD method first, and if that fails boil the sh*t out of it as a last resort. :-)

[Woodside]

Wd in....I will let you know how it goes otherwise it's in the pot.?

[Woodside]

Soup of the day

[Rozabikes Tim]

Haggis and Beeps???!!! ;

[Woodside]

Ok guys
Success

1st off filled with wd40...... Nothing
2nd boiled for about an hour?

After boiling When connected to 12v I was getting a small fut....
So I figured something was freeing so filled with wd again and popped it on the bike and kept pressing button to energise....."fut" turned to "pip" then "peep"
So bugered about with fixing screw and adjuster and wahay.   "Toot toot"

Something so small was very satisfying
I wouldn't have believed  the boiling process had I not done it myself but what a tip cheers James
Perhaps may move to hints and tips under a better heading so it's easier to find

[JamesH]

Ha ha result. Yeah I know, it's one of those where you don't quite believe it could work but somehow it does. Good result. J

[Rozabikes Tim]

Amazing. Wonder if ultrasonic bath would do similar?